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30 <br /> <br />The High Rock Road Center is located on leased property, and planned site improvements will 1 <br />continue to be coordinated with the property owner. The County has successfully negotiated a 2 <br />new lease with the property owner that will take effect when the modernization project starts. 3 <br />Terms of the lease will provide for long term assurance of the property’s availability. 4 <br /> 5 <br />Operating costs for the High Rock Center are estimated to increase to $50,765 for FY18/19. 6 <br />The increase is due to ongoing electricity costs, and one-time costs associated with the 7 <br />relocation and installation of security cameras and establishment of a temporary site during 8 <br />construction. No new staff is required. 9 <br /> 10 <br />Estimated operational savings of $15,000 will result from a more efficient hauling of waste and 11 <br />recyclables from compactors rather than hauling loose materials. Additionally, tip fees should 12 <br />be reduced due to the fully enclosed waste compactors alleviating water logged, heavier 13 <br />materials caused by the current open-topped dumpsters. 14 <br /> 15 <br />The Neighborhood/District Waste & Recycling Center concept was endorsed by the BOCC in 16 <br />FY 2011-12 providing essential services to all county residential sectors, increasing services 17 <br />and hours at District Centers and helps partially fund the center improvements through 18 <br />increased efficiencies and savings from reduced/reallocated services and hours at the 19 <br />Neighborhood Centers. Staff had proposed that High Rock Road Waste & Recycling Center 20 <br />be the first Neighborhood Center constructed. Stationary compactors are considered 21 <br />Recurring Capital and are reflected as such below. 22 <br /> 23 <br />o High Rock Neighborhood Waste & Recycling Center - $676,428 24 <br /> First Neighborhood Center - No Large, Bulky Materials (Metal, Clean 25 <br />Wood); Increasing Services and Hours at District Centers 26 <br /> Property Lease Extension Options Pending Board Approval of Project 27 <br />Current Lease Expires June of 2022 28 <br /> 29 <br />Commissioner Burroughs asked if there is a downside to delaying the High Rock 30 <br />Neighborhood Waste and Recycling Center. 31 <br />Travis Myren said most of this project will be funded via solid waste funds, but some 32 <br />general fund monies are going into the solid waste fund. He said using the enterprise f und 33 <br />money offsets most of this, and he can get the debt service information. 34 <br />Commissioner Burroughs asked if staff could provide an update about the solid waste 35 <br />fund, and the return on recycling. 36 <br />Travis Myren said yes. 37 <br /> 38 <br />o Sanitation Equipment Parking Improvements - $410,000 39 <br /> Improve Working Conditions with Sheltered Parking, Lighting, and 40 <br />Electricity 41 <br /> 42 <br />Chair Dorosin said he would like to see the costs of the individual vehicles 43 <br />Paul Laughton said they are listed on each individual page by the year, including the 44 <br />vehicle and the cost. 45 <br />Travis Myren said staff can create a summary table. 46 <br /> 47 <br />FY2018-23 Recommended Capital Investment Plan 48 <br />• Next Steps 49 <br />o Document Review 50